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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14
\ Small Boy Who Will Some Day be .
Great Metropolitan Editor.

\ philanthropic old gentleman was
passing along the street, and when III
front of a fine residence his attention
was attracted by the remarks of a
small boy, about seven years old, who
was playing with another boy on the
sidewalk.
That's a low, mean, sneaking.
coWardly, dirty lie" the small boy was
saying, land you're blankety ,dashety,
villainOus liarl You're cheat, "A
pickpOcket, tramp, a defaulter, an
assassin, vile, contemplate, base, de-
praved dashed, BANKED crawling, poi
sonous reptilel''
The kind old gentleman turned
about dumbfounded, dropped his um
brella and stared at the yOungster i'll
mute astonIshment- just then lady
came to the door and he said:
Madam, is this your bOyp'
Yes, SIR"
well. consider il my duty to In
form you that he was just now using
the most shocking and horrible Ian
guage | ever heard in my life. Why.
he talked worse than an AnarchistP'
SIS that SOP" replied the lady
sweetly. ''I'm glad it shocked you-it
shows that Willie is Improving"
"Madamin thundeTed the old gentle.
man as he glared over his spectacles,
''can it be possible that you are aware
that your son INDUCES in such Ian
guage?''
20. certainly-we've been training
him some time"
''ATe you a heathenp" gasped the
old gentleman as his jaw dropped.
20, no." replied the lady as she
beamed complacently on the aStonished
party. mo. we're not heathens-
we're just bringing our son up TO be a
New York editor. Rip OUT another
editorial for the gentleman, Wiliiel'
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14
Where He Fooled Himself

a man dishonest enough 10 engage
20 do work, take pay for it, and then
not do it, would be commonly supposed
TO lie equal TO any kind Of thieving,
provided the chances for discovery
seemed slight. But such a fellow
missed a rare chance the other day. lie
took a carpet from a house to clean
and brought 1t back without ever hay
ing opened 1t. The woman who was to
put it down judged by the dirt that this
was the case, but when she found a
diamond stud among the dirt she had
the unanswerable testimony. a MEN,
ber of the family had lost the stud six
months previous. What could be more
delicious than the expression of the
rascal's face when confronted with
such evidence OF his knavery-and a
lost opportunity?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14

me sunshine fingers in the room.
see IL through the windows stream
Missing the pillow. where he laid
hls head, in many n boyish dream
Dus, W, onI the change since yesterday
- Inc young strong step that so I miss
4he weary miles now stretching ON
between us; and my last fond kiss.
ana mine bad been different plan.
A dream of sheltered hooks and bowsrs
w toil ami pleasure hand in hand.
vi nome and friends aud merry hours.
but he had longed TO try the world.
lts hopes, Its promises, its cares
10 tempt Dame Fortunes tickle smile
And win her to him unawares
anu so, with spirit bold and brave
he pressed my hand In mute good-bv.
And turned aside. lest should see
Inc tears that glistened in his eve.
Anu my poor heart was aching sore,
he might have heard each throb of pain:
My questioning heart, that yearned To know
IL should meet my boy again
Oh, life is hardI The common lot
And parting wiring the anguished heart,
But on, how differently we'd choose,
et see our fondest hopes depart!
We take the burden we would fain
Lay down, and fold our weary hands,
traying our loss may be his gain,
trusting to Him who understands.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14
Exploit CT a Niagara Guide.

James McCioy, d Niagara Falls
guide, accomplished a daring feat re-
Gently. There was an advertising sign
on one side of the islands above the
Falls, which the Reservation Commit
tee wanted removed. McCloy was
offered $40 some time ago Z he would
take it away. and, availing himself of
the low water recently, secured his
long drill, and tying rope around his
body, started out from Bath Island.
The rocks were slippery with slime, and
the water was rushing along at over
twenty miles an hour. yet he reached
the island, picked the sign up and flung
it into the rapid current.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14
How She Brought Him TO the Scratch.

They had been engaged only fifteen
years, but it seemed long time TO her, +,
and she was growing restless.
"Darling," she said in gent!est ac-
cents, "our betrothal has been very
sweet. has it not?''
s'It has, 1t has, indeed, my own.'
''But it has been very long, don't
you thInkp'
Eyes, it has been pretty middlin'
long," he rejoined.
~ was thinking, dearest" she con-
tinued. playing with his watch chain,
and casting down her eyes, "that our
betrothal is nearly old enough now
to go out and work for its living.
Couldn't we have it learn trade, or
get a clerkship, or put it out at in
terest, or do something with it SO that
We might realize something on it! 1t
has been hanging about home so long,
burning gas and coal. and now 1t Is
nearly tull-grown. 1t seems like a
shame to have it doing nothing so
long"
"But, my love"
And Just think" she interrupted,
sin six years more it viii have vote.
don't care so much about myself
(raislng her eyes), but pa and ma are
kicking like a steer. What would you
suggestf"
1--WE might get married"
"That's so. l never thought o
that
They are going to marry at Christmas
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14

In the orkshire coal mines there
were last year ninety-dve deaths, 80 thai
one life was lost to every one of the
total S07 employed. The day is fone
by when triding with the lives of ilen
can be carried on with impunity even
in coal mining.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-14

Before the middle of the seven
teenth century tea was not used in
England, and was entirely unknown to
the Greeks and Romans.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
THE CGOPERs, STRIKE.
As Vet 1T Has Had No Perceptible g
Effecf.

New YORK. Feb. 1S.-The strike of
coopers in this city has not yet interfered
much with the trade of millers, partly be-
cause it is now the dull season and there is
an immense stock of barrels on hand and
from the fact that the knights of Labor
Assembly No. 40 has not yet been able to
get control of the men employed at one of
the largest cooperageS in the vicinity. An
other reason that the strike is a failure is
the desire of many of the cooperS to return
to the berths because of a lack of confidence
in District Assembly No. 40. The cause
of this want OF faith is the fasco made
of the 'longshoremen's strike and
the reputation by 40 of all RESPONSE
bility when failure had to be acknowledged,
and its refusal to support these 'longshore-
men who had given up good positions to
obey 4he call Of the committee to come out
The master cOoperS have large stocks of
barrels on hand and plentiful supply can
be obtained from the many little cooperages
which only employ from six to twenty men,
and which are scattered all over the city.
One man says he will bring colored men
from his North Carolina shops if the strik-
ers wont accept his terms. He will keep
them out anyway now until April l. He
has always paid the mems own rates and
treated them right. and now he will conduct
his business as he pleases ard not as the
men choose to dictate. If necessary bar
rels will be brought from Minneapolis,
where there are millions always on hand
BUTT is not expected that this will be nec-
essary, Many of the coopers who went
out say they did so from fear of personal
injury. and would embrace the first chance
they can to get work. The 'longshoremen
are gradually finding places. if not on the
old piers, elsewhere. and it is estimated that
two-thirdS of the strikers are now at work
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
lightning Strikes a Great Cotton Ware,
house on Staten Island, Cal g
a Big Fire.
Before the Flames We're Stayed Property
Valued at $550,000 Had Been
Destroyed.
Havoc Among Telegraph Wires
Caused by Storms West
and South.
Only One Line Now Connects San
Francisco With Eastern
Points.

New YORK, Feb. 1S.-A severe rain
storm prevailed here to-day, increasing in
severity toward night. At about o'clock
this evening it was accompanied by heavy
peals of thunder and vivid flashes of light
ming. A large four-story building was
struck by lightning on the American cotton
docks on Staten Island. setting fire to a
number of cotton bales on the top floor.
The watchman gave all alarm, to which the
entire fire department responded. and a
number of tugs and fireboats of the city
were telegraphed for and reached the scene
of the fire at quarter past Z. By this
time the entire building, containing about
5000 bales of cotton, was enveloped in
flames. The rain continued to pour down
in torrents and the lightning was still very
severe. The wind, blowing from the south.
was favorable for the safety OF the other
buildings and docks. as the building where
the fire originated was situated to the north
OF the other buildings. The fire depart
ment, however, was unable to get the
flames under control. and turned its atten-
ton to protecting the other buildings. Its
efforts in this direction were fruitless, and
the two adjoining warehouses were de-
stroyed. The burning buildings contained
about 10000 bales of cotton. The loss is
estimated at $3.50. 900, which is fully cov-
cred by insurance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
were sold for total of $50, 100, an average
of 1854. There were no sales of special
note to-day.
NEBRASKA DEMOCRAT
Those Who Voted for Van Wyck
Tell the People Why They
Did So.

Dlu So
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb. 1S.-Owing to the
fact that certain leading Democratic papers
OF this state have severely criticized the
action of the Democrat members of the
legislature VINO voted for Van Wyck in the
recent senatorial contest, twenty of the
Van Wyck Democrats, so called, members
OF the legislature, to-day issued lengthy
address to the people of Nebraska, explain
ing why they threw their strength to Van
Wyck instead of a Democrat. After de-
nounclng the Republican party as tool in
the hands of corporate power, the address
says:
AS Democrats elected to carry out DEM
ocratic policies, we, under our official oaths
and our solemn obligations to party principles,
voted first for j. Sterling Morton, a Dem
ocrat. He could not be elected in u Republi-
can legislature. Then we voted for Charles
II. Van Wyck, because he had been desig-
mated by $4,000 voters of the state as their
choice for senator He had voted to put lum-
ber on the free list. He had declared gem
orally for reducing tariff taxation to a revenue
basis. He had In the senate been fearless in
fighting some of the most wicked legislation
which railroads ever attempted. He had
been denounced by ali those journals which
are known to be employed and paid by rail-
roads. The bad standing of Van Wyck with
0oi Poi a.ious. eHeir newspapers, tuelr attor-
neys aud their relatives gave him with us a
good standing. He was, over all the men in
the Republican party, the most hated and the
most feared by the machine Republicans of
Nebraska.
After denunciation of railroads. Republi-
cans and Republican newspapers, the address
goes on:
That you will approve of our votes when
you have read our condemnation by the
hired libelerS, we have no doubt That the
people may know in each county just what
we have done, we request that public meet
1ngs may be called and that our friends may
state our acts to all the voters, and let them
either approve OR condemn US for the votes
we gave in the senatorial election.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
Donovan,s LatestLeap.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s.-Lawrence
Donovan. the Brooklyn bridge jumper,
leaped into the Schuylkill from Chestnut
street bridge at o'clock this morning. He
was arrested and held in $500 BAIL
Donovan said he had jumped to settle a
wager. The jump, he said. was nothing
compared to what he had already done. *
never felt better in my life," he said to a
reporter. 1.-The distance was only eighty.
eight feet. which does not hold candle to
my jump from Brooklyn bridge of 40 feet,
and my famous two hundred-foot Jump at
Niagara Falls, when l broke two ribs. I
am the only man who ever performed that
latter feat and survived and l have issued
a challenge to jump from both Niagara and
Brooklyn bridges in the same week for
$1,000. [ am entered in the walking match
here next week, and expect, if plEck goes
for anything, to come out near the front at
the end Of the race"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19

A Defaulter Goes Free.

Special TO the Globe.
WINNIPEG. Man.. Feb. 1s.-Chef JUS
tice Walbridge delivered Judgment this
morning in the case against Blackstone. the
defaulting bank clerk. who fled from Port
land, Me-. in November. after defrauding
the bank of S76, 200. The prisoner was
charged with having committed a number
of acts which, it was alleged. constituted
the crime of forgery, and proceedings were
taken in order to extradte him on this
charge. His lordship delivered Judgment
this morning, when he discharged the pris-
oner holding that he was not guilty of the
crime charged, though without doubt he is
guilty of larceny or obtaining money under
false pretenses, but these are not eXtradita-
Bile offenSeS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
A sHIpwRECKED SAILOR.
He Gets Home at Last After Perilou.
Adventures.

Special to the Globe.
New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 1S.-John
Gibbons, a bushy-bearded sailor, told a
story to your correspondent to-day which
would be worthy of the imaginative power
of De Foe or Marryat. Over two years
ago he sailed out of this port in the bark
Thompson, bound for Calais, Me. A storm
gathered and the waves broke over the
vessel as she ploughed along under reefed
sails. When off Montauk Point Glib
bons made up his mind that he
would leave the bark and try to get
to land. His companions told him it was
sure death to risk himself in the angry
waters. Gibbons was lowered into dory
and set off to reach the land. The boat
and bark soon parted company. The storm
increased IN violence. Gibbons rowed hard,
keeping the boat headed up Well against
the wind, and was making some progress,
when he had the misfortune to break an
oar. The waves and wind buffeted the
little boat about and she soon began to sink
Gibbons clung to the craft, which finally
overturned. The storm was terrific. The
night was densely dark and the ship
wrecked sailor was momentarily expecting
to go down. AT day break he found that
he had drifted out and was without hope,
unless he should be picked UP by passing
vessel. Hungry and cold he hung OH to
the boat. Toward night lie attracted the
attention of bark bound for England,
and was taken on board The news of his
foolhardy undertaking soon reached his
home, which is at Glencove. l.. l., and he
was given up for lost. AS time wore on
and no news came from him, his wife and
his relatives in G!encove began to believe
that he was at tha hOttOm Of
the ocean, Gibbons meanwhile had a
long and perilous voyage, the
vessel being driven out of her
course, and finally he reached
France, where he was taken sick. and lay
i'll for weeks in fever in which he was de-
lirous. 1t was nearly year before his
friends were appnsed of his safety. 1t was
some months longer before he was able to
get home. He made his first trip to New
Haven to-day since he sailed out of here on
that adventurous voyage.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
skeletonsinaCaye.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 1s.--A special
from Sharpe. Marshall county, in the south
western part of the state, relates the dis
covery of large cave by two young men
while engaged in preparing piece of new
land for CROP. A partial exploration de-
veloped the fact that the cave was made up
Of many rooms of great extent. A COM
plete exploration will be impossible until
certain large rocks are blasted or broken
away, In one of the chambers there
were found two human skeletons, about
$500 in gold and silver coin, and a quantity
of silyerware. This newly found cave is
believed to have been the hiding place dur
ing the late war of band of guerrillas
known as Bloody Bill Brady's gang" /"
These marauders were attacked near Ben
ton, Marshall county, in 1864, and all but
two were killed. These two escaped, ana
going, as it is thought, to this cave, quar-
relied over division of the spoils of the
gang, and following their murderous bent,
shot and killed each other.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
A SOCIETY SCANDAL
Brought Out in Contest Over the Probate
Of Wealthy Perham Mans
Will.
His Widow Had Lived With Him Thirty
Years, But Had Been His Wife
Only Four.
The Present Contestants Are the Chill
dren by the Deceased's First
Marriage.
Work of the Blizzard at Various
Points, Genera1 Northwestern
Intelligence.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
PERHAM, Mimi, Feb. 1S.-During the
month of December, 1886, T. W. Denison,
of this place, died. leaving a widow but no
children. The couple were we'll along in
life, and had resided here several years in
one OF the handSomest houses of the village.
Mr. Denison's business was that of a fur
buyer, and he evidently was possessed
of abundant means Both MI. and
Mrs. DeniSon were greatly respected, rank
ing among the first families" Previous
to their arrival here they lived successively
in La Crosse. Red Wing, st. Paul, St.
Cloud and Minneapolis, removing here
from the latter place Mr.. Denison died
testate. His property. including con-
siderable in New York state and Otter
Tail county. was bequeathed to his
wife, who was made the Administrative.
During the month of January Mrs. Deni-
son. accompanied by her attorney and one
of the witnesses to the will, went to Fergus
Falls to probate the instrument. To their
amazement they found contest had been
filed. and the most the attorney
could do was to obtain al ad-
journment to February. This contest was
by children of Mr.. Denison by former
wife, who live in New York state. People
fore. The ground of contest was undue
influence" Nothing further was known
of the case here until the second visit of
Mrs. DeniSon. her attorneys and witnesses
to Fergus Falls on the 10th inst At the
hearing that day the
REASONS FOR THE CONTEST
being brought were made public. The
judge Of probate decided to admit the will
TO probate and the attorney for the New
York heirs at once announced that the
case would be taken into the district court.
Since the return of the party to
Perham the remainder of the story
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Denison has
gradually leaked out Thirty years ago
deceased was a New York city merchant,
with wife and several children. The
present Mrs. Denison was married to an
other man. They met, became infatuated
and eloped. the former leaving his wife,
children and business, and the latter her
husband. They have lived together as
man and wife ever since. About
four years ago the first Mrs.
Denison died. and Mr.. Denison at once
married the woman with whom he had been
living in unlawful relations all these years.
Rev. E. S. Peake, OF Detroit, who was also
one of the witnesses to the will. performed
the ceremony. The other witness to the
will was Louis Struett, of Perham.
The property in dispute is variously
estimated at from SIS. 600 to $25, 600, and
the children of Mr.. Denison by his first
wife are said to be very firm in their de-
termination to obtain what they consider
their rights. The case, since the facts be-
came known, is creating great excitement
here, where no hint of any llegality in Mr..
and Mrs. Denison's relations had ever be-
fore been breathed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
Curious and Fatal accident.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, Feb. IA young
girl and man lost their lives here to-day.
All the morning there had been high wind.
and, coming from the south, it had full
sweep down the Genesee river channel. A
gust of wind of more than ordinary
strength snapped off two large poles which
carry telegraph wires across the bridge. and
which fell and carried with them the two
spans of the bridge upon which they stood.
Two persons in an office on the bank
of the river state that they were hor-
rified to see a girl go down
with the wreck and plunge into the flood.
Annie Graham, aged 10 years, was one of
the victims of the Court street bridge acci-
dent. Three other employees of w. S.
Kimball & Co. are missing, and fears are
entertained that they. TOO, are swept down
the river.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
ADeadwood Bank Fails.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the GloDe.
RAPID CITY, Oak, Feb. 1S.-The Mer-
chants National bank of Deadwood sus-
pended Thursday. 1t had many depositors.
W. R. Stebbins is president. He is also
head Of the Stock Growers National at
Miles City, the First National at Billings,
the National park at Livingston, Mont,
and silent partner of Christie q Janney,
New York. These banks and four pri-
vately-connected banks in the Hills are
involved. Many laborers and poor peo-
pie are among the depositors. The other
banks in the Hills are not affected nor sur
prised. There was no run at the other
Deadwood banks. The Merchants national
has been losing customers for month.
Last summer Alvin Fox. the cashier of the
Merchants, sold Iron Hill stock, of which
he was treasurer, down from SIS to about
81, loss to the holders OF millions, as the
entire market sympathized and never re-
covered. There is talk of a receivership.
1t is said Stebbins drew out a month ago.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
AFTER HENRY HILTON.
One of The Stewart Heirs Charges
Him With Undue Influence and

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Suit has been
brought by Prescott Hall Butler. an heir
at-law Of Mrs. A. T. Stewart and legatee
under her will, to take the estate out of the
hands of eX-Judge Henry Hilton, who is
executor of the wills both of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart. Allegations of fraud in the man.
agement of Mrs. Stewards estate are made,
and the supreme court is prayed to
appoint receiver, to set aside Mr.. Hilton's
act as executor and trustee, and to direct a
partition of the real estate disposed of by
Mrs. Stewards will. The suit is brought
against Mr.. Hilton individually and as
executor and trustee under the
will and against all other persons
interested in the disposition of the
real property belonging to the estate
The complaint sets out the will and codi-
ellis connected with it, giving Mr. Hilton a
large slice of the residuary estate after cer-
tain bequests have been provided for, and
alleges that ''all these portions of said
alleged codiciles which purport to devise
to said Henry Hilton in trust an undivided
half of said real estate or to vest in him
any trust, were obtained from Cornelia NJ.
Stewart by undue influence and fraud"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-19
Cruelty aud Theft

LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1s.-For several days
past committee from the Indiana legsla-
ture has been investigating the affairs of
the southern Indiana state prison at Jetfer-
sonville. The food was found to be bad
the cells filthy and the finances loosely
managed. To-day Capt. Andrew Jackson
Howard, the warden, rendered his resigna-
ton. which was accepted by the board
OF directors 1t was developed later that
Howard's accounts were largely in arrears.
The assistant auditor of the state, John w.
Coones, who has been investigating the
books of the prison, states that Capt. How
ards deficiency will probably amount to be-
tween $4,000 and $780, 900. 1t is also
said that the committee will report that
great inhumanity has been practiced upon
the prisoners under Howard.